MAWKHAR
Assembly seat no. 20 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1972.
Winner, 2003
SHRI. FRIDAY LYNGDOH
INC
Elections held
8
1972–2008
Most successful party
AHL
won 3 of 8
Margin, 2003
2,418
40.01% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
KHNAMSHRI. JAMES MARVIN PARIAT
- Votes
- 1,150
- Vote share
- 19.03%
- Behind by
- 2,418
Electors
11,688
Total votes polled
6,043
Valid votes
6,043
NOTA votes
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Turnout
51.7%
Full result, 2003
5 candidates · 6,043 valid votes
SHRI. FRIDAY LYNGDOHINCwon
3,568
59.0%
SHRI. JAMES MARVIN PARIATKHNAM
1,150
19.0%
SHRI. HARDINGE L.MASSARUDP
732
12.1%
SHRI. MOON PYRBOTBJP
369
6.1%
SHRI. PRADEEP G.JYRWANCP
224
3.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | DR FRIDAY LYNGDOH | INC | 2,413 | 38.73% | GANOLD STONE MASSAR | 577 |
| 2003 | SHRI. FRIDAY LYNGDOH | INC | 3,568 | 59.04% | SHRI. JAMES MARVIN PARIAT | 2,418 |
| 1998 | ROSHAN WARJRI | UDP | 3,228 | 50.27% | FRIDAY LYNGDOH | 82 |
| 1993 | ROSHAN WARJRI | HPU | 3,406 | 49.05% | FRIDAY LYNGDOH | 572 |
| 1988 | KORBAR SINGH | HPU | 3,338 | 54.16% | W.H.D. SYNGKON | 513 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MAWKHAR assembly constituency in 2008?
DR FRIDAY LYNGDOH (INC) won MAWKHAR in 2008, by a margin of 577 votes.
Which party has won MAWKHAR the most times?
AHL, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has MAWKHAR gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1972 to 2008.
Who has won MAWKHAR the most times?
ROSHAN WARJRI, with 2 wins between 1993 and 1998.
